Freeseer

Freeseer
Freeseer
	Freeseer 2.5.3 performing a test screencast on Ubuntu
Original author	FOSSLC
Developers	Thanh Ha, Andrew Ross
Release	January 2010; 16 years ago
Stable release	3.0.1 / 3 January 2014
Written in	Python
Operating system	Linux, Windows (additional software needed), OS X (not fully supported)
Platform	Qt4, GStreamer
Available in	English, German, French, Dutch, Chinese, Japanese
Type	Screencasting software
License	GPL-3.0-or-later
Website	freeseer.readthedocs.org
Repository	github.com/freeseer/freeseer ;

Freeseer (/ˈfriːsiːɑːr/) is a discontinued^[3] cross-platform screencasting application suite released as free and open-source software. Freeseer is a project of the Free and Open Source Software Learning Centre (FOSSLC), a not-for-profit organization.

Purpose

Its primary purpose is conference recording and has been used at conferences like OSGeo's FOSS4G, FSOSS, and more.^[4] The software renders videos in an Ogg format. Its video source options are USB (e.g. internal/external webcam) or desktop. Freeseer consists of three different dependent programs: a recording tool (which is the main tool), a configuration tool, and a talk-list editor.

History

Since 2008, FOSSLC has been recording open source events around the world. To reduce recording costs, gain more control over the recordings, and achieve a more portable recording solution, FOSSLC began investigating alternatives and in-house options.^[5]

In 2009, Freeseer was developed to make recording video extremely easy.^[6] Its primary goal was to make recording large conferences with many talks possible on a frugal budget and ensure recordings are high quality. Freeseer began as a proof of concept when a command line hack using strictly open source components was used to record video from a vga2usb device and audio from a microphone.^[5]

On May 28, 2022, the Freeseer project page on GitHub was archived, indicating no further development was to be expected.^[3]

Features

Configuration tool
Video & audio recording
Supports basic keyboard shortcuts
Talk editor for managing talks to be recorded
Uses a plug-in system so developers can easily add new features
Video & audio streaming (RTMP streaming support and Justin.tv plug-in)
Report editor for reporting issues with recorded talks
Configuration profiles
Multiple audio input
YouTube uploader

References

↑ "Release 3.0.1". 3 January 2014. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
↑ "License". GitHub. Retrieved 16 October 2011.
1 2 Freeseer/freeseer, FOSSLC's portable presentation-recording studio, 2023-10-24, retrieved 2024-01-11
↑ "About Freeseer (fosslc.org)". Archived from the original on 2011-08-30. Retrieved 2011-10-13.
1 2 "Freeseer History (fosslc.org)". Archived from the original on 2012-02-13. Retrieved 2011-10-13.
↑ "FOSSLC History (fosslc.org)". Archived from the original on 2011-10-16. Retrieved 2011-10-13.

External links

[wikidata-9670cb468c32c3792b7afddda2b655f0d54b6622-v20-1] "Release 3.0.1". 3 January 2014. Retrieved 13 March 2018.

[2] "License". GitHub. Retrieved 16 October 2011.

[github-3] 1 2 Freeseer/freeseer, FOSSLC's portable presentation-recording studio, 2023-10-24, retrieved 2024-01-11

[4] "About Freeseer (fosslc.org)". Archived from the original on 2011-08-30. Retrieved 2011-10-13.

[:0-5] 1 2 "Freeseer History (fosslc.org)". Archived from the original on 2012-02-13. Retrieved 2011-10-13.

[6] "FOSSLC History (fosslc.org)". Archived from the original on 2011-10-16. Retrieved 2011-10-13.

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